SANDY Real Salt Lake took its first draw of the season Saturday night.
The home side followed the lead of the visitors, Nashville SC, which found its fourth draw in five matches.
David Ochoa made three saves in his first career shutout, but Real Salt Lake couldn t find a winner in a 0-0 draw in front of an announced crowd of 10,555 fans celebrating Pride Night on a warm Saturday evening at Rio Tinto Stadium. It feels really good to get my first clean sheet; that s our job, Ochoa told reporters after the match. That s what we want to do, especially because of all the work we put in preseason and in training every week. We try to emphasize our defensive block.
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Seven takeaways from the 2021 RSL salary dump
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It’s that time of year again the semi-annual salary dump is here, and we finally, after nearly two years of obfuscation, have some idea what players are making for this team. Related
Before we get into the nitty-gritty, a few caveats.
First, this is not a one-to-one look at the salary cap. The numerous mechanisms in place in MLS mean we don’t actually have a good view of that.
Second, many teams and players would tell you that these numbers aren’t fully accurate. Take them as a rough guide, at best. They’ll give us something to talk about, all the same.
HIGHLIGHTS: Real Salt Lake vs. San Jose Earthquakes | May 07, 2021
SANDY Four weeks into the 2021 MLS season, Rubio Rubin can still do Rubio Rubin things for Real Salt Lake.
Ditto for Chris Wondolowski and the San Jose Earthquakes.
Rubin scored what should be a frontrunner for MLS goal of the year in the first half, but Wondolowski responded with two in the final 10 minutes to help San Jose snatch all three points with a 2-1 win over RSL in front of a reduced-capacity sellout crowd of 10,448 people Friday night at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Rubin has had a foot in all five goals for Real Salt Lake (2-1) in three matches this season, with three goals and two assists. But Wondolowski scored the 167th and 168th regular-season goals of his MLS-record 16-year career to rally the Quakes (3-1) to victory.